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Cooking over wood and coals produces the best barbeque, and knowing how to build the proper fire is very important. There are all sorts of fire starter products, gas flame throwers, and other gimmicks on the market but all you really need to start the proper fire is three things. Charcoal Chimney: Metal cylinder with a grate in the bottom designed to hold charcoal. The coals burn from bottom to top and produce hot coals in about 15-20 minutes. Newspaper: placed in the bottom of the Charcoal Chimney. Produces the initial fire to light the bottom coals Fire Source: Used …

This recipe is for our “sweet & spicy” dry baby back ribs, a personal favorite of ours. Step 1: Removed the membrane off the backside of the ribs (the membrane is nothing but a barrier that blocks the flavor of the rub and smoke from penetrating the meat). Step 2: Get your smoker to a steady temperature of 250. You want a light wood smoke – nothing too heavy. You can use any wood you want, but we like cherry and apple woods. Step 3: Apply a thin coat of yellow mustard to the meat and sprinkle on a good coating of dry …